Which to use
“shop” and “sod” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,408
- “shop” frequency rank
- #21,072
- “sod” frequency rank
- 22480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shop | sod |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. | The stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward. |
Where the eye mixes shop and sod
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. shop (/ʃɒp/) and sod (/sɒd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shop is recorded at frequency rank #1,408, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʃɒp/. sod is at rank #21,072, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɒd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22480, this pair ranks #416,273 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of shop vs sod
Shared letters: os. Private to "shop": hp. Private to "sod": d.
"shop" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sod" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shop ← hsop · shhop · shopp · shpo · sohp · sshop
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shop" and "sod" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "shop" or "sod"?
What to do next
You've compared "shop" and "sod". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "shop" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sod" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,273 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shop" and "sod" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sod vs suds". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
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